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Man arrested in Dallas Zoo monkey theft, torn enclosures; vulture case ongoing, police say - The Dallas Morning News
Feb 04, 2023 1 min, 6 secs
A man was arrested in connection with multiple incidents that have occurred at the Dallas Zoo over the last several weeks, including torn enclosures and stolen animals, officials announced Friday.

The next day, another zookeeper discovered the fencing surrounding the monkeys’ enclosure had been cut and that an “unknown suspect” had walked into the exhibit through an unlocked door, police wrote in the affidavit.

A detective was told that in the days leading up to when the monkeys were taken, a man — later identified as Irvin — was asking questions about animals at the zoo, including the emperor tamarins and the “status and location” of the clouded leopard, according to the affidavit.

The family that owns the community house — and runs the church next door — previously told The News that they tipped off Dallas police after the department released the image of the man believed to have information about the monkeys.

Police found Irvin after officers received a tip Thursday that a man wearing the “same style and color clothing” as the person in a photo DPD had released earlier in the week was seen at the aquarium, according to the affidavit.

Harrison Edell, the zoo’s executive vice president for animal care and conservation, said Friday that staff remains on high alert following the “emotional rollercoaster” of the last several weeks.

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